Wednesday, January 03, 2007

"When it comes to Chinese composers, I prefer Puccini."

Jay Nordlinger has a review of Tan Dun's new opera The First Emperor, currently at the Met with Domingo. John Derbyshire has related thoughts, and I too wonder why sinofascism is currently considered cool. All things considered, it sounds like one to miss, though it does sound a cut above Madame Mao.